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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2017
Ideal Industries Lighting Llc, Durham, NC (US);
Praneet Jayant Athalye, Morrisville, NC (US);
IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A solid state lighting apparatus can include an electrical connector that is configured to releasably couple to a standardized electrical fixture having ac voltage provided thereat, where the electrical connector includes an opening that is configured to provide a recess in the electrical connector including an interior contact to provide the ac voltage in the recess when connected to the standardized electrical fixture. A protective circuit stage of a solid state lighting driver circuit can be in the recess to electrically coupled to the interior contact. An electrical wire can include a first portion that can be electrically coupled to the protective circuit stage in the recess and a second portion that is outside the recess. A solid state lighting housing can be configured to releasably couple to the second portion of the electrical wire.